Alibaba Earnings In FocusChinese tech behemoth Alibaba is due to report earnings today for the 4th quarter and there is a great deal of focus on how the company’s share price will respond. Alibaba has been trading in a well defined bear channel since the 2020 highs recorded during the height of the pandemic. Since those peaks, the company has shed over 60% in share value with price now sitting on support around the 113.31 level, down from highs around 320 in Q2 2020.Looking ahead to today’s release, the market is looking for earnings per share of $2.52, with revenues of $38.813 billion. This would mark a sharp uptick from the prior quarter’s $0.31 EPS and revenues of $31.123 billion. The question is, whether it will be enough to help Alibaba shares reverse their bearish run and breakout higher. On the other hand, if earnings miss today, we could see shares break through the lows, continuing the bearish channel down to its next target.Technical ViewsAlibabaAlibaba shares have pause din their decline recently, with price holding in a block of consolidation broadly between the 110.48 and 129.64 levels. While indicators have flattened, the focus remains on further downside near term ( 86.90 next on a break of 110.48 lows) unless price can break out above the bear channel top and 150.27 level, putting focus on 178.76 thereafter.
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